reading comprehension Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc mts tier 1 2024

Directions:

In this section. there are seven short passages. After each passage, you will find several questions based on the passage, First, read a passage, and then answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

PASSAGE

Brown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food that Kassim had brought them that day, Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered that some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn't think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again.

Question :1

What does the word "huddling" imply ?

Answer: (b)

Question :2

One of them disappeared down the hill implies that

Answer: (a)

Question :3

Consider the following statements :

  1. Brown and Cornelius sat round the fire.
  2. Comelius lay half-asleep at a little distance from the fire.
  3. All the people sat round the fire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Answer: (b)

Question :4

"He didn't think...in the dark". This sentence actually implies that he

Answer: (c)

Directions:

Read the following passages and answer the items that follow.

PASSAGE

On a surface which is free from obstacles, such as a clear road or a path, only two or three species of snakes can hope to catch up with a human being, even if they are foolish to try. A snake seems to move very fast but its movements are deceptive. Inspite of the swift, wave-like motions of its body, the snake crawls along the ground at no more than the speed of man's walk. It may, however, have an advantage inside a jungle, where the progress of a man is obstructed by thorny bushes. But in such places, the footsteps of a man are usually more than enough to warn snakes to keep away; Although they have no cars of the usual kind, they can feel slight vibrations of the ground through their bodies, and thus get an early warning of danger.

Question :5

What helps the snakes to receive advance warning is their sensitivity to:

Answer: (a)

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